Verizon, The Dis, and TouringPlans have all announced applications in the last few weeks which will show wait times and fastpass availability for the park you’re in, as well as general information about the parks. If you’re like me and these apps don’t work on your phone, there’s no need to pine for an iPhone: You can still access general park information if your phone has internet capability by going to http://www.m.disneyworld.com/. Word is that Verizon and TouringPlans.com* will be expanding their apps to fit more phones in the near future.

Finally, AJ at the Disney Food Blog has a fun post about Minnie’s kitchen. As excited I am about the Fantasyland expansion, I’m sad they’re tearing this place down. If you’ve never had the pleasure of “baking” a cake in Minnie’s kitchen, head on over and check out these pictures.

*Update: I ended up needing a new phone last week (don’t ask), so I bought the Motorola Droid. Besides being a really fun phone, the new application from TouringPlans.com, called Lines, works on my phone. While I haven’t used it in the park yet, what I’ve seen is really useful and interesting. Back with a full report on it and (hopefully) Verizon’s Mobile Magic application after my December trip.